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posted by Natascia Lypny on sept. 18, 2012 - View profile
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Tales of Survival From Pictou County
7:00pm
Lundi Octobre 1 2012
You are invited to a panel discussion on the effects of industrial pollution and environmental racism in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Chair: Jocelyne Rankin, Water Coordinator, Ecology Action Centre
Facilitator: Miles Howe, Halifax-based Editor, The Dominion
Speakers:
Jonathan Beadle
Pictou Landing First Nation
Jonathan has lived and raised a family in the shadows of Boat Harbour. He has been one of the key Indigenous figures in the fight to see Boat Harbour, the effluent dumping grounds for the Abercrombie Point Pulp and Paper Mill, closed.
Jonathan has lived and raised a family in the shadows of Boat Harbour. He has been one of the key Indigenous figures in the fight to see Boat Harbour, the effluent dumping grounds for the Abercrombie Point Pulp and Paper Mill, closed.
Peter Boyles
Hillside-Trenton Environmental Watch Association
Peter's family has lived for three generations in Trenton. In 1969 Nova Scotia Power built the Trenton Generating Station, a 310 Mw coal-fired power station, only a few hundred metres from his house. The environmental and health impacts of this coal plant have been catastrophic for the area.
Hillside-Trenton Environmental Watch Association
Peter's family has lived for three generations in Trenton. In 1969 Nova Scotia Power built the Trenton Generating Station, a 310 Mw coal-fired power station, only a few hundred metres from his house. The environmental and health impacts of this coal plant have been catastrophic for the area.
Barb Seplaki
Pictou County Watershed Coalition
The Pictou County Watershed Coalition has been the group that has been instrumental in linking the health and environmental concerns of Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents of Pictou County. They have been at the forefront of activism in Pictou County, especially as it relates to the pollution of Pictou Harbour, and Boat Harbour.
Pictou County Watershed Coalition
The Pictou County Watershed Coalition has been the group that has been instrumental in linking the health and environmental concerns of Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents of Pictou County. They have been at the forefront of activism in Pictou County, especially as it relates to the pollution of Pictou Harbour, and Boat Harbour.
The event is co-sponsored by the Halifax Media Co-op, the Ecology Action Centre, the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG) and the Sierra Club Atlantic.
Organizer:hmc@mediacoop.ca
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